Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . inches in width respectively, fitted with 40-foot wires and all improve-ments; ten calenders, a breaker and a plater, all of improved style; automatic sprinkleis, firewalls an
Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . inches in width respectively, fitted with 40-foot wires and all improve-ments; ten calenders, a breaker and a plater, all of improved style; automatic sprinkleis, firewalls and other precautions against fire; steam heat and electric light throughout; a Corlisscompound engine of 300 horse-power to take the j^lace of water-power when necessary, working force, which numbers 300, is sheltered in the companys tenements and well-appointed boarding houses that will comfortably accommodate all. From seven to eight tonsof ]5a]5er and cardl)oard of the best and finest quality are produced daily, and a well-kept roadand private bridge furnish easv communication w-ith the station, whence the goods are shippedto tiie trade all over the Union. President Fairfield is an old and famous pa]ier maker, and, being the principal stockholder,spares no effort to make his mill and its out])ut first-class. lie is strongly supported by theboard of directors, Messrs. Thomas A. Mole and O. S. CITY OF HOLYOKE. ORIGIN AND WONDERFUL GROWTH OF THE PAPER CITY RAILROAD COM-MUNICATIONS, MANUFACTURES, AND GOVERNMENT. nPHE real career of Holyoke began when, in 1847, the Hadley Falls^ Company was incorporated with a capital of $400,000, and pur-chased 1,100 acres of land adjacent to the falls, with the purpose ofconstructing a dam, canals, etc., for the control and utilization of thevast water power that during untold ages had gone to waste. A fewmills were erected, the village platted, many houses built, and the pros-pect seemed exceedingly bright, but the dam, fa
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